Table 6.

3 Plates, Sections and Forgings 1) for Cargo Tanks, Secondary Barriers and Process Pressure
Vessels for Design Temperatures below –55 °C and down to – 165°C

Impact test
Minimum 4) temperature
Chemical composition and heat treatment [oC]
design
temperature
[oC]
– 60 1.5 % Nickel steel – normalized – 65
5)
– 65 2.25% Nickel steel – normalized or normalized and tempered – 70
5)
– 90 3.5% Nickel steel – normalized or normalized and tempered – 95
5) 6)
– 105 5% Nickel steel – normalized or normalized and tempered – 110

9% 9% Nickel steel – double normalized and tempered or

– 165 quenched and tempered – 196
Austenitic steels (e.g. type 304, 304L, 316, 316L, 321 and 347)
– 165 7) – 196
– solution treated

– 165 Aluminium alloys; e.g. type 5083 – annealed Not required

– 165 Austenitic Fe-Ni alloy (36% nickel) – heat treatment as agreed Not required

Tensile and Toughness (Impact) Test Requirements

Plates : Each "piece" to be tested

Sections and Forgings : Batch test

Charpy V-notch Test

Plates : Transverse test pieces. Minimum average energy value (E) 27 J

Sections and forgings : Longitudinal test pieces. Minimum average energy value (E) 41 J
Notes:

1)
The impact test requirement for forgings used in critical applications will be subject to special consideration by the Society

2)
The requirements for design temperature below –165 oC are to be specially agreed with the Society.

3)
For materials 1.5% Ni, 2.25% Ni, 3.5% Ni and 5% Ni with thickness exceeding 25 mm, the impact test are to be conducted as follows:

Thickness [mm] Test temperature [oC]

25 < t ≤ 30 10o below design temperature

30 < t ≤ 35 15o below design temperature

35 < t ≤ 40 20o below design temperature

In no case shall the test temperature be above that indicated in the table.

The energy value is to be in accordance with the table for the applicable type of test specimen. For materials exceeding 40 mm in
thickness, the Charpy V-notch values are to be specially considered. For 9% Ni, austenitic stainless steels and aluminium alloys, thickness
greater than

25 mm may be used at the discretion of the Society.

4)
The chemical composition limits are to be approved by the Society.

5)
A lower minimum design temperature for quenched and tempered steels may be specially agreed with the Society.
6)
A specially heat treated 5% Nickel steel, for example a triple heat treated 5% Nickel steel may be used down to – 165oC upon
special agreement with the Society, provided that the impact tests are carried out at – 196oC.
7)
The impact test may be omitted subject to the agreement with the Society.
 Table 6.3 Plates, Sections and Forgings 1) for Cargo Tanks, Secondary Barriers and Process Pressure
Vessels for Design Temperatures below –55 °C and down to – 165°C

Minimum Chemical composition4) and heat Impact test temperature

design treatment [oC]
temperature
[oC]
-60 1.5 % Nickel steel – normalized – 65
-65 2.25% Nickel steel – normalized or – 70
5)
normalized and tempered
-90 3.5% Nickel steel – normalized or – 95
5)
normalized and tempered
-105 5% Nickel steel – normalized or – 110
5) 6)
normalized and tempered
-165 9% Nickel steel – double normalized
– 196
and tempered or quenched and tempered
-165 Austenitic steels (e.g. type 304, 304L, 316,
– 196
316L, 321 and 347)
– solution treated 7)
-165 Aluminium alloys; e.g. type 5083 – annealed Not required
-165 Austenitic Fe-Ni alloy (36% nickel) – heat Not required
treatment as agreed
Tensile and Toughness (Impact) Test Requirements
Plates : Each "piece" to be tested

Sections and Forgings : Batch test

Charpy V-notch Test

Notes:
1)
The impact test requirement for forgings used in critical applications will be subject to special consideration by the Society
2)
The requirements for design temperature below –165 oC are to be specially agreed with the Society.
3)
For materials 1.5% Ni, 2.25% Ni, 3.5% Ni and 5% Ni with thickness exceeding 25 mm, the impact test are to be conducted as
follows:

Thickness [mm] Test temperature [oC]

25 < t ≤ 30 10o below design temperature

30 < t ≤ 35 15o below design temperature

35 < t ≤ 40 20o below design temperature

In no case shall the test temperature be above that indicated in the table.
The energy value is to be in accordance with the table for the applicable type of test specimen. For materials exceeding 40 mm in
thickness, the Charpy V-notch values are to be specially considered. For 9% Ni, austenitic stainless steels and aluminium alloys,
thickness greater than
25 mm may be used at the discretion of the Society.